Articles & Blog Posts by Jim Yardley
- Aren't Democrats Lucky? (For the Time Being, Anyway)
- Thank you, Bernie!
- Trump’s inaugural speech and the empty chair Democrats
- Explaining Obama’s polling approval
- Anti-Trump Riots: I’ve Seen It Before – Twice!
- How a liberal defines words (and ignores the dictionary)
- Think it can't be worse? Really?
- 'Cui bono,' Mr. Trump?
- Obama can ignore damn near anything
- De Blasio and the Biggest Band of Brothers
- Obama's Claim of Kindness
- Just Why are Illegal Aliens not Criminal?
- Will Obama Try to Put Holder on the Supreme Court?
- The Hidden Danger in Obama's ISIS Plan
- Obama Is Responsible for the Deaths in Iraq
- Measure Twice, Cut Once
- Diversity for Thee, but Not for Me
- I Am Offended by Your Compliment!
- <em>Ceteris Paribus</em> in Government Assumptions
- Another Source for the Problems at the VA
- Obama Heard It Through the Grapevine
- A Republican's Nightmare? Really?
- I Will Not 'Go Gentle into That Good Night'
- The Boy Who Cried Wolfism?
- Cognitive Dissonance for the Masses
- Why Do 'Progressives' Love Moving Backward?
- Is George Orwell Working in the White House?
- Where is the Daddy?
- Telling You Not to Use the Word 'Bossy' is, well, Kind of Bossy. Isn’t it?
- The Future of the Internet
- Kerry's Right -- it's not the Nineteenth Century
- Whatever is not Required is Prohibited
- Breaking: Investors Still Hate ObamaCare
- The Two-Cent Rule
- The CBO Gets It Wrong
- Does the Constitution Force Bakers to Bake?
- Change the Name to Change the Game
- The Campaign Begins
- Is a 'White Christmas' the Next Target?
- Our Peek-a-Boo President
- Fire the CEOs
- Hillary for President? Really?
- A Different View of Paternalism
- What Truly is Liberty?
- So Life is Unfair, Is It?
- Let's Drop the Hyphens
- Our President from Another Planet
- Our 'Federal Family'?
- Obama wants us to trust him on Syria
- Our President Plans to 'Rate' Colleges
- 'Dance with the Girl Ya Brung'
- Is Obama 'Insuring' Softball Questions?
- Just How Smart is a Peacock?
- Whom Are They Kidding?
- Green bullets?
- A Follow-Up File is Needed
- Obama 'Pivots' to Knox College
- A Living Document? Well, that Depends
- Well, If it Worked in Egypt...
- Enabling Incompetence
- The NSA: What Exactly Are We Paying For, Again?
- It's a Question of Trust
- NSA's Real Targets?
- So, Only Terrorists, huh?
- Protecting the Rich?
- Uncle Sam Wants You...Under His Thumb!
- Two Words
- Scandals Here, There and Everywhere
- Gosnell's Defense: Admission of Defeat, or the Start of an Appeal?
- The 'We're-Really-Not-Raising-Your-Taxes' Tax
- And How Many Bullets Do You Need?
- Truth in Fables: Why Progressives Hate Aesop
- The Obama Budget: A Plan or a Train Wreck?
- Are We Helping in Egypt, or Paying Tribute?
- Can Anyone be Only a 'Little Bit Pregnant?'
- Choosing Senators: How to Rein in Federal Spending
- A Second Bill of Rights, or just another Bill of Goods?
- France stumbling badly in Mali
- We Can't Wait Until 2016
- In Praise of Piers Morgan
- The Smartest People in the Room?
- To Survive, Republicans Must Embrace School Vouchers
- On Respecting Muslim Culture
- Do We Need A Designated Hitter Rule in Politics?
- Where Should We Go From Here?
- A Letter to Both Santas
- Got Mandate?
- Is Politics Important?
- Be Vewy, Vewy Quiet. We're Hunting in Benghazi.
- Judging Polls by the Company They Keep
- Now Who's Interfering in Another Country's 'Internal Affairs?'
- And You Wondered Where Your Taxes Went...
- So Obama Inherited a Mess, Did He? From Whom?
- 'Forward.' The Perfect Campaign Slogan for Obama?
- Useful Work
- You Can Pick Only Two
- It's Really Up to You
- The Obama Syndrome?
- No Thanks, We'll Do It Our Way
- Picking the Wrong Opponent
- Only Teachers, Firemen, and Cops?
- Is Dick Durbin Stupid, Ignorant, or Just Lying to His Constituents?
- Rights and Consequences
- Mitt Can Lose, Even If He Wins
- What Shall It Be? Us versus Them? Or Them versus Us?
- Ever Wonder Why We Even Bothered?
- Have We Reached the New Tipping Point?
- Political Fallacies
- Who's Flying the New Syrian Choppers?
- American Exceptionalism: The Things Americans Don't Do Well
- Do Republicans Really Have Only One Reason to Criticize the President?
- I Am Barack Obama's Worst Nightmare
- A Thought for Memorial Day
- And Exactly What Is Your Job About, Mr. President?
- Why the Obama Campaign Is Blowing the Election
- Civil Service Through the Looking Glass
- A Speech I Would Like to Hear from a Politician...Any Politician!
- Sixty-three is a Lonely Number
- A Very Simple Job Description
- Can the President Lower Gas Prices?
- America Flexing Its Muscles
- Have a Little Faith, Just Trust Me!
- National Energy Policy? Got One Handy?
- Compensating for Coattails in 2012
- Can a Balanced Budget Be Achieved without a Plan?
- TANSTAAFL
- Unions and Government: A Suicide Pact for Everyone
- Can We Rely on the Executive Branch for Unsullied Data?
- Has the Constitution Lost Its Sex Appeal?
- First Global Warming - Now Global Sweetening!
- Obama's Assault on Religious Conscience
- And Just How Do You Define 'Fair'?
- Once Again, Our Government Finds Itself Clueless
- Look at Me Pretending to Care, Mr. President
- How Can Obama and the Democrats Deflect Blame? Let Me Count the Ways.
- Obama and the Constitution: How Inconvenient!
- Team Obama and the Voters
- The Price of Obama's Peace Dividend Is an Increased Risk of War
- Will Obama Go to War?
- What Can Herman Cain Do, What Must He Do, What Should He Do?
- Mr. President, Do You Recall What Your Job Is?
- School District Shenanigans: Seeking a Better Education Means Jail Time for Parents
- School Vouchers, as Seen by the Opposition
- GOP Contenders: Please Put Your Egos On Hold
- The Ultimate Oxymoron
- Chris Christie has an Obligation to Run
- Hope and Change? Yes, But Not in that Order
- Hope and Change? Yes, But Not in that Order
- It Only Took Two Years
- Is That a Cry for Democracy in the Middle East?
- Staying Focused
- President Sorta, Kinda, Maybe
- A Teachable Moment for Barack Obama
- The Smartest Guy in the Room has No Sense of History
- The Battle of Wisconsin
- The Right Way to 'Spread the Wealth Around'
- Why Should Republicans Be Embarrassed about Chris Lee's resignation?
- Honey, Do You Mind Leftovers Tonight?
- More Obama White House Propaganda
- And Now for Something Completely Different...
- The left and fables
- Change Tea Party Goals?
- Selective Democracy
- What Is Congress Establishing?
- Bloomberg believes tea party a 'fad'
- Are social cons really being left behind by the tea party?
- We Don't Like Either of You
- Prime the Pump, or Fill the Tank?
- This election season, let's get candidates to promise what they won't do
- Election Promises
- The Sherrod matter a boon for Obama
- Obama's Deficit Commission: What's the point?
- Just trying to be a good neighbor
- Democrat 'Suicide Bombers'
- In God We Trust... In Government? Not So Much
- Deporting Arizona's Illegals
- How about a lottery to decide the first primary state?
- Sticks and stones
- Mark Twain scores again
- We Are Being Governed by the Elite? Oh, Really?
- Debunking climate change doesn't mean the climate isn't changing
- Did You Feel the Earth Move?
- Obama channeling P.T. Barnum
- A new recruiting tool
- Whom Are We Hiring?
- Praising Saul Alinsky and Cloward-Piven
- Keeping Corporations Honest
- Stimulate What is Needed
- Bi-Polar Liberals?
